Updated May 25, 2011 Rember to check the rubric to self-evaluate. Include a graphic of book jacket on wiki.(optional) c Write a short description of the book. c What diverse group or groups is being depicted? c How did reading or viewing your text change your perception of students who might be in your classroom? c How did reading or viewing your text enhance your cultural awareness of the students you will serve? c What new insights do you have now? c Was this text relevant to your teaching practice and/or the classroom community? c Do you recommend this text to others? Why or why not? c Would you use this book with your students?
Rubric
cDescription of text is informative and well written. cIncludes description of group(s) depicted.
cReflection explains significance of “text” on the teacher candidate’s awareness and perceptions of diverse learners. chree specific reasons and evidence from the text were cited in support of the statements that the teacher candidate made..
cReflection address relevancy of text to the classroom community. cSpecific reasons and evidence from the text were cited in support of the statements that the teacher candidate made. cIncludes recommendation (or opposition) with rationale.
cWiki is complete. cPosted 3 responses to other wiki postings.
cAPA manuscript conventions are strictly followed. cNo significant mechanical errors.
Rhodes-Courter, A. (2008). Three little words: A memoir. New York: Antheneum.
Can you guess what those three little words are?
Ashley Rhodes-Carter spent nine years of her life in foster care. Taken from her teenage mother when she was four years old, she had more than a dozen foster "mothers." The book is the story of not only a troubled family, but a failing foster care system. Ashley and her brother suffered not only disappointment but abuse. In her memoir Ashley tells about her struggles, her journey through foster care to adoption and the adults who truly cared made in life. It is a story of survival.
This is a true story about failed families, foster care, and the difference one person can make in the life of a child....even though it may not be easy. Three Little Words depicts forgotten children, abused children, foster children, teenagers, children who can no longer trust, and adopted children.
Reading this book made me more aware of the awesome responsibility I have as an educator to know and protect my students. Teachers reported abuse, but did not follow through to make sure something was done to protect Ashley. Because there were teachers who truly cared, Ashley was able to thrive in school most of the time. The classroom was a safe haven for Ashley as it is for many of our students. Ashley traveled through rural and urban cultures in the book. She was poor and was later adopted by a wealthy family. The story takes place in North Carolina and Florida.
*Note Add a short excerpt from book.
I will be more aware of my students needs, more observant, and ready to take the measures I can to insure my students’ safety. I also have a higher regard for good foster parents who take care of those who have been thrown away and disgust for those adults who betrayed Ashley’s trust. I highly recommend this book for teachers and adolescents. (Grades 8-12) Depending on my classroom and my students I would consider using this in grades 7 and up. It is story some of our students know better than we do.
What happened to Ashley? Ashley graduated with honors from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, where she completed a double major in Communications and Theatre with a double minor in Political Science and Psychology. Today Ashley is a successful author and an advocate for children. Read more about Ashley at http://www.rhodes-courter.com/about.html
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Updated May 25, 2011Rember to check the rubric to self-evaluate.
Include a graphic of book jacket on wiki.(optional)
c Write a short description of the book.
c What diverse group or groups is being depicted?
c How did reading or viewing your text change your perception of students who might be in your classroom?
c How did reading or viewing your text enhance your cultural awareness of the students you will serve?
c What new insights do you have now?
c Was this text relevant to your teaching practice and/or the classroom community?
c Do you recommend this text to others? Why or why not?
c Would you use this book with your students?
cIncludes description of group(s) depicted.
chree specific reasons and evidence from the text were cited in support of the statements that the teacher candidate made..
cSpecific reasons and evidence from the text were cited in support of the statements that the teacher candidate made.
cIncludes recommendation (or opposition) with rationale.
cPosted 3 responses to other wiki postings.
cNo significant mechanical errors.
Rhodes-Courter, A. (2008). Three little words: A memoir. New York: Antheneum.
Can you guess what those three little words are?
Ashley Rhodes-Carter spent nine years of her life in foster care. Taken from her teenage mother when she was four years old, she had more than a dozen foster "mothers." The book is the story of not only a troubled family, but a failing foster care system. Ashley and her brother suffered not only disappointment but abuse. In her memoir Ashley tells about her struggles, her journey through foster care to adoption and the adults who truly cared made in life. It is a story of survival.
This is a true story about failed families, foster care, and the difference one person can make in the life of a child....even though it may not be easy. Three Little Words depicts forgotten children, abused children, foster children, teenagers, children who can no longer trust, and adopted children.
Reading this book made me more aware of the awesome responsibility I have as an educator to know and protect my students. Teachers reported abuse, but did not follow through to make sure something was done to protect Ashley. Because there were teachers who truly cared, Ashley was able to thrive in school most of the time. The classroom was a safe haven for Ashley as it is for many of our students. Ashley traveled through rural and urban cultures in the book. She was poor and was later adopted by a wealthy family. The story takes place in North Carolina and Florida.
*Note Add a short excerpt from book.
I will be more aware of my students needs, more observant, and ready to take the measures I can to insure my students’ safety. I also have a higher regard for good foster parents who take care of those who have been thrown away and disgust for those adults who betrayed Ashley’s trust. I highly recommend this book for teachers and adolescents. (Grades 8-12) Depending on my classroom and my students I would consider using this in grades 7 and up. It is story some of our students know better than we do.
What happened to Ashley? Ashley graduated with honors from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, where she completed a double major in Communications and Theatre with a double minor in Political Science and Psychology. Today Ashley is a successful author and an advocate for children. Read more about Ashley at http://www.rhodes-courter.com/about.html
To read a review go to http://www.kidzworld.com/article/10671-three-little-words-book-review or http://womensmemoirs.com/memoir-book-reviews/memoir-book-review-three-little-words-by-ashley-rhodes-courter/